Lilac Cottage, Long Lane, Shaw, Newbury, RG14 2TE
About Lilac Cottage
Lilac Cottage is a detached house in Shaw, Newbury, Newbury (RG14 2TE). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (128 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Lilac Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Lilac Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£374,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in RG14 2TE: £975,000 (2021–1999).
Nearby sales in RG14 2TE
Everything we know about Lilac Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Long Lane homes
CO₂ Emissions for Lilac Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 40 (E)
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 138 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
12/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Dymond Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Trinity School. 12 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB